{"id":85628,"date":"2025-11-07T09:03:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T09:03:42","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-11-10T21:40:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T03:40:36","slug":"cve-2025-9201-dll-hijacking-vulnerability-in-lenovo-browser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9201-dll-hijacking-vulnerability-in-lenovo-browser\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-9201: DLL Hijacking Vulnerability in Lenovo Browser<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability CVE-2025-9201 pertains to a potential DLL hijacking issue that was identified in Lenovo Browser. This vulnerability primarily poses a threat to local users, granting them the ability to execute code with escalated privileges. This is of significant concern as it could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49668-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-rras-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92470\">potentially lead to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage, severely impacting the integrity and confidentiality of the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-9201<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1788539505\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Lenovo Browser | All versions prior to the security patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DLL hijacking is a method wherein an attacker can exploit the loading of DLL files by a program. In this case, the Lenovo Browser is tricked into loading a malicious DLL file instead of the legitimate one. As the browser executes the malicious DLL, the attacker&#8217;s code is run, leading to a potential system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3116192546\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The conceptual example code might look like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Attacker creates a malicious DLL\necho &quot;malicious code&quot; &gt; evil.dll\n# Attacker places the malicious DLL in a directory where Lenovo Browser looks for DLLs\nmv evil.dll \/path\/where\/lenovo\/browser\/looks\/for\/dlls\/\n# Now, when Lenovo Browser tries to load the DLL, it will load the malicious one<\/code><\/pre>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is recommended to apply the vendor patch as soon as possible to fix this vulnerability. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) could serve as a temporary mitigation measure. However, these are not long-term solutions and the patch should be applied as soon as it is feasible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The vulnerability CVE-2025-9201 pertains to a potential DLL hijacking issue that was identified in Lenovo Browser. This vulnerability primarily poses a threat to local users, granting them the ability to execute code with escalated privileges. 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